Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    155s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    08/08/2026, 17:15

General

  • Target
    2026-08-08_c957d9f3d209a8013f24b2eac360d09d_elex_stop.exe
  • Size 58.8MB
  • Sample260808-vs238svybx
  • SHA256 b47eea11f1869b0e8c7694fdebf4d8bbc4265b21f4cfd241c19ea1ba94fdcf52
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 2 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 11 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_c957d9f3d209a8013f24b2eac360d09d_elex_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_c957d9f3d209a8013f24b2eac360d09d_elex_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1052
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCBBBACABABBBBACBBCBCABCABBBACAABCCCBBCCABACBCABAAABAABBACABCACCACABBCBABCCBBBABBCAACCCABBAABCBABBBACCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBCAACCCACBCCBABABAABCBBBBCBACBBCABBBCCCBCCCCABBACCAB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4952
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCBBBACABABBBBACBBCBCABCABBBACAABCCCBBCCABACBCABAAABAABBACABCACCACABBCBABCCBBBABBCAACCCABBAABCBABBBACCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBCAACCCACBCCBABABAABCBBBBCBACBBCABBBCCCBCCCCABBACCAB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3864
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BACBABBACAACABBCABBABAACBABBCABBCBBBBCACBBCCBBBCCBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBCAACCCACBCCBABABAABCBBBBCBACBBCABBBCCCBCCCCABBACCAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BACBABBACAACABBCABBABAACBABBCABBCBBBBCACBBCCBBBCCBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4516
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BACBABBACAACABBCABBABAACBABBCABBCBBBBCACBBCCBBBCCBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBCAACCCACBCCBABABAABCBBBBCBACBBCABBBCCCBCCCCABBACCAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BACBABBACAACABBCABBABAACBABBCABBCBBBBCACBBCCBBBCCBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1284
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BACBABBACAACABBCABBABAACBABBCABBCBBBBCACBBCCBBBCCBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4236
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BACBABBACAACABBCABBABAACBABBCABBCBBBBCACBBCCBBBCCBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4340
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBCAACCCACBCCBABABAABCBBBBCBACBBCABBBCCCBCCCCABBACCAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBCAACCCACBCCBABABAABCBBBBCBACBBCABBBCCCBCCCCABBACCAB.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3004
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3748
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:3204
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2424
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBCBCBAACBCAACACBABCCAACACCAABCAACBBCBBACBBACBAACCCCAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBCBCBAACBCAACACBABCCAACACCAABCAACBBCBBACBBACBAACCCCAA.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3960
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBCAACCCACBCCBABABAABCBBBBCBACBBCABBBCCCBCCCCABBACCAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBCAACCCACBCCBABABAABCBBBBCBACBBCABBBCCCBCCCCABBACCAB.exe
    1⤵
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4804

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\AppV\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 e84a0273c8a278250863ef25ea4048d64665e0befa2747696f2bb6154fe9833b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Crypto\PCPKSP\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 f59debc23f127ae4c57f29d73a64dad893b802e49032d4eb280362ece784e368
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{4C903F19-B4C3-4D0C-8CC9-D444C511AF1C}v64.60.31149\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 3f1b38b41f5bbd5a1028d730d9bda10fed155b176a54b2f48289f445de2ec47e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{6DB765A8-05AF-49A1-A71D-6F645EE3CE41}v14.30.30704\packages\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 c9a4df6e0abfe79dbd72295e1cb78f5ec15da92aa4a0e3aa260084b6175a8231
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Packages\Microsoft.549981C3F5F10_8wekyb3d8bbwe\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 1d704999a3091849da63dff1e6cb7cc79d4aaacb7c39438227cf60e6e20bf8b0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\platforms\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 0f1a6bedc8da6adee2783aa2c22b5ee28afef9b470f622eaa9f494b6c5ee6baf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\input\eu-ES\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 a59b1527ee002ea497aa3f1205db14d75c959872d3c27df70e02ffbd92c89727
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.AccountsControl_cw5n1h2txyewy\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 4159c232742b90c6a22a4bf24a221ffba0ac5c93b5f38b8fb3155cab1d0df75d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.NarratorQuickStart_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\INetCache\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 fd25d07cd808b54f5f44aa587e71b2e903204aa8d3c5f2ff3a890479d11dd044
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\TestExpand\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 6f2c32695420575b1ac06d664c9466f1e8a9369dfed3396855ba3d0f34f56082
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 ad5e2151b33205c6060c70851283ad4150170247043baabc34996ccb8512a4ad
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 a7d5342ad97da36b0eaa34a6717f157311b8561ef53f094d8361d968faede8fa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 a9a99730ec1834e1b63e2f214144d628539cd75f1628995540c734e504238b00
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 92719b0bcd0111fe61497c78004689ad3c3f98e0ac5d39fe6072b4e71523a315
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 dd86e2b501662763498b0a563a9cdcdd9ede3b11596752897cd420a7d87c5c8d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 fe147511ce7647915f6da45421dd5d425cc524374d942e6621237cca4a478f60
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 934B
        • SHA256 3e440dcef72ab90a9f418cd3ee0b916b83e92ed6027e5c215b56250b3bc98c62
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 12dcfffb1dac41d7f28a7b9a5aa2947acaff37f3934a35be48097c71c54fc580
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/1052-6-0x0000000000D80000-0x0000000000DA1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3004-36-0x0000000000850000-0x0000000000871000-memory.dmp

        memory/3004-26-0x0000000000850000-0x0000000000871000-memory.dmp

        memory/3748-57-0x00000000023D0000-0x00000000023D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3960-429-0x0000000000460000-0x0000000000481000-memory.dmp

        memory/3960-77-0x0000000000460000-0x0000000000481000-memory.dmp

        memory/4804-100-0x0000000000850000-0x0000000000871000-memory.dmp